Employer on the Hook for Treble Damages for Failure to Pay Earned Vacation on Employee’s Termination Date – And Paying Wages Before Employee Files Complaint is No Excuse
By: David R. Kerrigan, Esq. & Michelle De Oliveira, Esq.
A recent decision by the state’s highest court has reinterpreted the Massachusetts Wage Act’s damages calculation for a late wage payment to a discharged employee, holding that an employer that does not pay earned wages in full on an […]
Employers: The Time Is Ripe For Management Training
By: Michelle De Oliveira, Esq.
Employment law is constantly changing as courts issue groundbreaking decisions and new statutes are enacted at both the state and federal level. For this reason, the importance of regularly conducting employment-related risk management trainings for a company’s management team has become critically important. Examples include:
The Massachusetts Wage […]
Businesses Beware: Certain Financing Products Contain Sham Clauses Leading to Default
By: Rachel J. Eisenhaure, Esq.
Businesses looking to access capital have several options in today’s environment, from traditional bank loans to alternative financing arrangements. In a traditional receivables sale (or factoring agreement), a business sells an existing debt at a discount and transfers the risk of collection to the buyer: the business gets immediate […]
Construction Law Update: Massachusetts Appeals Court Enforces the Massachusetts Prompt Pay Act, G.L. c. 149,§ 29E
By: Anthony B. Fioravanti, Esq.
As we reported last month, the Massachusetts Appeals Court recently affirmed a trial court’s decision that construed the requirements of the Massachusetts Prompt Pay Act, G.L. c. 149, § 29E. That decision was the first appellate court opinion interpreting the Act and its requirements for rejections […]
Michelle De Oliveira quoted in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly regarding a Middlesex Superior Court decision involving workplace discrimination claims.
Michelle De Oliveira, partner in the firm’s Employment Law practice group, was quoted in a Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly article, entitled “‘Right-wing’ speech helps workplace claims survive dismissal.” The article discusses a current Middlesex Superior Court decision in Brzuchalski v. Digital Guardian, LLC, et al., in which a plaintiff alleged that a group of co-workers, who were outspoken and […]
Client Alert – Construction Law Update: Massachusetts Appeals Court Enforces the Massachusetts Prompt Pay Act, G.L. c. 149, § 29E
By: Anthony B. Fioravanti, Esq.
The Massachusetts Appeals Court recently affirmed a trial court’s decision that construed the requirements of the Massachusetts Prompt Pay Act, G.L. c. 149, § 29E. Although the Prompt Pay Act was enacted in 2010, this is the first appellate court opinion interpreting the Act and its requirements […]
Congratulations to Mike Dickman & Emyr Remy who graduated from the Massachusetts Bar Association’s Leadership Academy.
Michael P. Dickman and Emyr T. Remy graduated from the Massachusetts Bar Association Leadership Academy on May 16, 2022. Individuals chosen for the MBA Leadership Academy participated in monthly panel discussions with community and bar leaders. After successful completion of the academy’s curriculum of educational programming and mentoring, MBA Leadership Academy […]
Kenney & Sams Partner Alexander Zwillinger was quoted in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
Kenney & Sams Partner Alexander Zwillinger was quoted in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, weighing in on a recent decision concerning the medical records privilege in emotional distress cases.
Read the full article on the Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly website here (subscription required).
Kenney & Sams Partner J. Nathan Cole named a 2022 Client Service All-Star.
Kenney & Sams Partner J. Nathan Cole, Esq. has been recognized by BTI Consulting Group as a Client Service All-Star for 2022. Now in its twentieth year of publication, the award honors attorneys delivering notably high-level client service.
Recognized as a Client Service All-Star for the first time, Nate focuses his practice on business […]
New Federal Law Prohibits Employers From Mandating Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Claims
On March 3, 2022, President Joe Biden signed into law the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 (“the Act”), which amends the Federal Arbitration Act to invalidate pre-dispute arbitration agreements and class or collective action waivers covering sexual assault and sexual harassment claims at the election of either: (1) […]